Clinical Epidemiology Fundamentals - Professional Development Course

Overview

The Clinical Epidemiology Fundamentals short course was previously known as Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and is a stand-alone course that differs from the other short courses offered by the Sydney School of Public Health.

In this course we aim to introduce you to 'Clinical Epidemiology' the science of applying best available evidence to patient care. It is desirable that those who apply to do this short course have some clinical experience or experience in clinical research. The assessment tasks assume this knowledge and experience.

Course Structure

This course is fully online and is structured around the six 'topic' modules. You can work through the course materials at your own pace, whenever and wherever you like, within the semester time frame.

eLearning support is available via email - with a response usually within the working day. Academic support is also available via email - with response within 1-2 working days (if issues can't be dealt with via email, a phone call would be fine). Once you are enrolled, you will be given access and the instructions on how to use eLearning (Blackboard 9).

Assessment

In the Clinical Epidemiology Fundamentals – Short course you will be assessed in the following ways:

1. Formative assessment:

Module 1 to 5 Tasks are formative assessment – no marks will be assigned for your answer to the task and you will be given feedback in the form of a ‘model’ answer once you have submitted your task.

2. Summative assessment:

Module 6 Task -No grades are given for the Module 6 task, however, you will be required to make a ‘Satisfactory’ attempt before you are given your ‘Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology – Short course’ completion certificate.